(A) If the inoperable, unlicensed, and/or unregistered and/or abandoned vehicle displays license or registration plates or decals from which the last known owner may be determined in a reasonably expeditious manner, notice as set forth herein shall be sent to the last registered owner of such vehicle and to the owner or occupant of the property upon which such vehicle is located.
(B) (1) All notices provided by this section shall be sent by registered or certified mail, return receipt requested, postage prepaid.
(2) Notice to one owner of said vehicle or one owner or occupant of said property shall be considered notice to all owners or occupants.
(3) Refusal to accept delivery of said notice shall be deemed acceptance for purposes of this section.
(4) The date of notice for purposes of this section shall be the day after the date said notice was deposited with the U.S. Postal Service.
(5) In the alternative, notice provided herein may be personally served by a village police officer or village official upon said owner or an occupant of the same household above the age of 14 years old, in which case the date of notice shall be the date of said personal service.
(C) Such notice by the village to remove said inoperable, unlicensed, and/or unregistered and/or abandoned vehicle shall be substantially in the form set forth below:
NOTICE TO REMOVE VEHICLE TO: NAME: ________________ DATE: ____________________ RESS: _________________________________________________ A vehicle described as: TYPE: _______________________________________ MAKE: _______________________________________ YEAR: _______________________________________ COLOR: _______________________________________ with registration plates number __________________ is registered in the name(s) of _______________________ ___________________________ with the state of _________________. This vehicle is located at _____________________________________________ outside of an enclosed building and is deemed to be an inoperable, unlicensed and/or unregistered and/or abandoned vehicle under an ordinance of the village. You are hereby notified that such vehicle must be removed, disposed of, or placed in an enclosed building within seven days after the date of this notice as indicated above. You may request a hearing on the matter of whether the above described vehicle is an inoperable, unlicensed and/or unregistered and/or abandoned vehicle in violation of the ordinance by submitting a written request for such a hearing to the Village Clerk of the village addressed as set forth below, within seven days of the date of this notice. In the event that you submit such a request for a hearing, a hearing date will be set and you will be advised of the time, date, and place of such hearing at least three days in advance of the date of such hearing. Pursuant to the ordinance, you may request an extension period at any such hearing. The Village Board shall, upon good cause being shown, grant an extension of not more than 30 days if the owner of the vehicle or the owner or occupant of the property upon which such vehicle is located submits to the Village Board an affidavit that the vehicle is being held for sale or expeditious repair as defined by § 93.02(B) or 93.06(B) of the code of ordinances. To request a hearing, hand deliver or mail by certified mail, return receipt requested, a request for such a hearing in writing to the village, 130 W. Main Street, Grand Ridge, Illinois 61325. If you fail to request a hearing within seven days of the date of this notice, and you do not remove, dispose of, or place the vehicle in an enclosed building within the specified period, or within any extension granted by the Village Board after a hearing, such vehicle is subject to being towed and impounded and you may be charged with a violation of the ordinance and subject to a fine of not more than $750 for such violation. In addition, the costs of towing and storage will be assessed against you. |
(Ord. 2018-02, passed 4-17-2018)